Last week, Scholastic and Bloomsbury gave you the chance to win your very own copy of Jim Kay’s illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets leading up to the release of the book on October 4th, in their exclusive competition via Unlock Lockhart. With one week until #HarryPotterIllustrated #ChamberOfSecrets arrives, have you seen the @BloomsburyBooks …read more!

Two new UK releases, The Swiss Army Man (released on September 30) and Imperium (released on September 23), mean that Daniel Radcliffe is currently doing rounds in the British press. He has chatted with BBC about Brexit and Trump fears, with Independent about his new films and Harry Potter, with Metro about his favorite Alan Rickman memory, and …read more!

As reported earlier this year, Emma Watson is currently taking a year off filming and acting to focus her attention on her role as Women’s Ambassador to the United Nations. Over the last week, Emma and her HeForShe campaign for equality, and other women-focused projects, have released campaign videos and more. Emma gave a small …read more!

The official Harry Potter shop has revealed Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them merchandise! Though the items are now all available for preorder, the items may not be shipped out for sometime–probably after the release of the film on November 18. However, Harry Potter fans, get your wallets out and experience the feeling of …read more!

Funko has just recently released their new line of Fantastic Beasts Pop! vinyl figures! It includes a variety of characters and even a little magical beast. The first is Jacob Kowalski. What he’s wearing, I couldn’t tell you… I guess we’ll find out soon! The next one is Newt Scamander himself! Adorned in his dashing peacoat and …read more!

Time to start saving up your Galleons–the house used as the Dursleys’ home in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is officially on the market. The three-bedroom home–which is located at 12 Picket Post Close in Bracknell, about 30 miles west of London–was actually only used to portray Harry’s childhood home in the first Potter film. …read more!

It is here. It is finally here. For eons and eons, Harry Potter fans have been asking J.K. Rowling for a Patronus Quiz, to officially be able to discover their Patronus. After bringing back the official sorting quiz and “wands choosing the wizards,” Jo finally granted fans their wish. Having quickly taken the quiz as …read more!

Jim Kay’s illustrated Harry Potter books are a must have for any Potter fan. The release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition is less than a month away (October 4th)! Check out our previous post revealing  Chamber’s cover art. To celebrate the release, Bloomsbury and Scholastic want to give you a sneak …read more!

PotterCast is back–again! Within the last 6 months or so, so far PotterCast has released  an episode approximately every month, and is working on coming back more frequently–progress, YES! The last episode of PotterCast was a live recording from GeekyCon. This episode picks up where GeekyCon left off, talking more about Harry Potter and the Cursed …read more!

Last weekend, J.K. Rowling was interviewed by Lauren Laverne in a Facebook Live event. She answered FAQs about her children’s charity, Lumos. Of course, being the creator of Harry Potter, the topic of her most famous book series came up. As Jo said, the Harry Potter series and it’s fandom is incredibly important to Lumos. …read more!

Today we wish the happiest of birthdays to Hermione Jean Granger, a heroine in her own right who taught us so much about “books and cleverness”, of course, but also friendship, bravery, compassion, leadership, integrity, and so much more. Happy birthday, Hermiones ?? https://t.co/I9qRwaHg8f — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 19, 2016 Pottermore celebrates Hermione today …read more!

Sex abuse is a hard subject to discuss. For those who have not been through it and do not know anyone who has, the very idea is unfathomable, they can’t –and don’t want to– imagine it happening to anyone. For those who have been through it or have known someone who has, it’s a little …read more!

Pottermore approached Pop Chart Lab to bring Harry Potter fans new, beautiful Harry Potter prints. Pop Chart Lab will be releasing it’s first print (hopefully of many) at the end of this month. This print, “Magical Objects of the Wizarding World,” shows some of the most popular objects of the Harry Potter series sorted into …read more!

Metro has shared a set of images from the set of Snatch, an upcoming TV adaptation/spin-off of Guy Ritchie’s movie of the same name. According to Digital Spy’s report from earlier this year, Crackle announced the production of 10-episode series based on Ritchie’s movie at the Upfronts in New York in April of 2016. Digital Spy‘s report states: “The new show …read more!

Speculation about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child film has ignited a lot of discussions and whether Daniel Radcliffe would be willing to reprise his role as Harry is probably one of the biggest questions a fan of the Potterverse can have at the moment. According to Hollywood Reporter, Radcliffe’s return is not completely out of the …read more!

If you’re excited about the LeakyCon 2016 wizard rock lineup, we’ve got just the thing to keep that Potter hype train running all the way to Los Angeles. Whether you’re a wizard rock and convention novice or have been around since day one, you’ll love Live at the Leaky Cauldron II, the official CD of …read more!

J.K. Rowling will be speaking to presenter, author and comedian Lauren Laverne ‘about life, Lumos, and writing’ this Saturday (17th September) on the Lumos Facebook page! J.K. Rowling, Lauren Laverne and Lumos tweeted about the event, which will take place at 8.15pm BST / 3.15pm ET / 12.15pm PT: I’ll be speaking to @LaurenLaverne about life, …read more!

It hardly feels like nine years since the Harry Potter books ended, but as a great band once sang: This is never going to end. At LeakyCon, we’ve always known that the boy wizard will never be gone as long as those who remain are loyal, and in a year full of extra Potter-y goodness, …read more!

It was a warm winter’s day by Midwest American standards—rainy and 65 degrees Fahrenheit—and somehow I had found myself in a Mercedes-Benz bus with a couple of the coolest Warner Bros. reps and journalists of other online sources (IMDB and Fandango, just to name a couple, and our friends from MuggleNet and SnitchSeeker, of course). …read more!

The Classier Side of Town As we continued down “Rivington Street”, it became apparent that the buildings and shops were becoming more affluent. Manufacturing buildings were followed by an impressive building supported with columns (possibly a bank) at the end of the street, on the corner (“Rivington Street” dead ends into “Lewis Street”). The doors …read more!